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The Miami Heat apparently do not want to be in business with Conor McGregor.
Last month, McGregor went viral when he knocked out Heat mascot Burnie and sent the man inside the suit into the hospital.
During Game 4 of Heat-Nuggets, Conor McGregor punched Burnie — Miami’s mascot — as part of a promotion for McGregor’s pain relief spray.
The hit actually sent the man who plays Burnie to the ER, per @sam_amick.
He’s since been released.pic.twitter.com/AITQnJscrz
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 10, 2023
The UFC star was later accused of raping a woman inside a private VIP bathroom at the Kaseya Center on the same night, which he denies.
TMZ reports that McGregor has been accused of raping a woman in men's bathroom shortly after Game 4 at Kaseya Center last Friday night. McGregor has denied allegation, per TMZ. https://t.co/oTpxNd1yiB
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) June 15, 2023
According to a report from the NY Post, McGregor was set to partner with the Heat next season and make his cryo pain spray ‘Tidl Sports’ an official sponsor of the team, but they have since backed out due to the recent controversies.
Via NY Post
Insiders tell us that the UFC champ had inked a deal to make his new “cryo” pain spray the “official pain relief partner” of the team, an agreement that would see the players wear a Tidl Sports patch on their uniforms for the 2023-2024 season.
But we hear that after the series of regrettable incidents execs are quietly letting that deal go down for the count.
“This was very bad for an otherwise crystal clean organization,” said an insider, “I can’t imagine the Heat brass want the Tidl Sports patch on their jerseys — it’s a reminder of the 24 hours of hell the organization went through.”
McGregor is currently awaiting to make his return to the UFC Octagon for the first time in nearly two years but has yet to announce the date of next fight.